Boyle: 'Possum Drop' silliness just got sillier

11:14 PM,
Nov. 16, 2013

Organizer Clay Logan at a previous New Year's Eve 'Possum Drop. PETA alleges live animals are traumatized by being caged and dropped during the bright, noisy event, but drop supporters are planning a rally in Asheville.

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John Boyle

Sooner or later, this had to happen: the 'possums made famous by the Brasstown New Year's Eve 'Possum Drop have organized.

And, naturally, they're having a rally in Asheville.

"They're a very liberated group, a very animal rights oriented group, and they're holding out for their right to be dropped," said Don Barkman, an Oak Ridge, Tenn., resident and frequent visitor to Asheville. ...